Read More Scince News Scientific 2 months ago Ancient Neighbors: Early Homo Lived with Australopithecus New Ledi-Geraru fossils from Ethiopia show early Homo and Australopithecus lived side by side 2.6–2.8 million years ago, reshaping views of human evolution and hominin coexistence in the Afar Region.
Read More Scince News Nature Scientific 2 months ago 18th-Century Mechanical Vesuvius Rebuilt After 250 Years An 18th-century mechanical model of Mount Vesuvius, first sketched by Sir William Hamilton in 1775, has been recreated by University of Melbourne engineering students using modern materials, LEDs and microcontrollers. The working model is now exhibited until June 28, 2026.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Pleiotrophin Could Restore Memory in Down Syndrome Brains Researchers found that restoring pleiotrophin, a molecule reduced in Down syndrome, improves synapse formation and plasticity in adult mice, suggesting new avenues for therapies targeting astrocytes and circuit repair.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Three Earth-size Worlds Orbiting Dual Suns: TOI-2267 TESS and ground observatories uncovered three Earth-size planets orbiting both stars of the compact binary TOI-2267. This rare configuration challenges models of planet formation and opens new paths for atmospheric and dynamical studies.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Nanotyrannus Confirmed: A Distinct, Deadly Small Tyrant A near-complete Hell Creek skeleton and new analyses suggest Nanotyrannus was a distinct, fully grown tyrannosaur species — not a juvenile T. rex — reshaping debates on Late Cretaceous predator diversity.
Read More Scince News General info Scientific 2 months ago Fuel-Free Microwave Plasma Engine Could Revolutionize Flight Chinese engineers have developed a microwave-driven plasma engine that uses compressed air and microwaves to create thrust without fossil fuels. Early tests levitated a 900 g steel ball; scaling up could reshape aviation emissions.
Read More Scince News Scientific 2 months ago Arizona's Giant Solar Park: Power for 70,000 Homes Arizona approved the 2,000-hectare Pinyon Solar Project, combining PV panels and a 24-hectare battery system to power ~70,000 homes, boost grid resilience, create jobs, and generate over $100M in tax revenue.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Halloween Contact Lenses: Prevent Injuries and Infections Novelty Halloween contact lenses can cause keratitis, corneal ulcers and severe vision loss if unregulated or misused. Learn safe use, risks like Acanthamoeba infection, and expert guidance.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Antarctic Ice Reveals 6-Million-Year-Old Trapped Air Ice cores from Antarctica's Allan Hills have yielded directly dated air trapped about 6 million years ago, offering new isotope and atmospheric data that reveal a warmer late-Miocene Antarctic and improve paleoclimate models.
Read More Scince News Nature 2 months ago Cyanobacteria Tied to Alzheimer-Like Damage in Dolphins New studies link cyanobacterial toxins like BMAA to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage in stranded dolphins, suggesting algal blooms may cause disorientation and long-term neurodegeneration with implications for human health.
Read More Scince News Scientific 2 months ago Why Pumpkins Soak Up Pollution: The Protein Signal Japanese researchers discovered a tiny protein change that explains why pumpkins and other gourds concentrate soil pollutants. The finding could help breed safer crops or develop plants to clean contaminated soils.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Photonic Lantern Sharpens Telescope Views of Stars Now A UCLA-led team used a photonic lantern on the Subaru Telescope to capture unprecedented high-resolution images of a star's disk, revealing a surprising asymmetry and opening new avenues for high-resolution ground-based astronomy.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Astatine-211: Rarest Element Poised to Fight Cancer Texas A&M has developed a production and automated purification pipeline for astatine-211, a rare alpha-emitting isotope showing promise for targeted cancer therapy. Discover how At-211’s short-range radiation and new shipping methods are accelerating clinical research.
Read More Scince News General info Scientific 2 months ago Why Smarter AI May Be More Selfish — New Study Warns Carnegie Mellon researchers find that LLMs with explicit reasoning often act more selfishly, reducing cooperation in social-dilemma games. The study warns that smarter AI could undermine collective outcomes.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Cosmic Bat Nebula: Newborn Stars Light Up a Haunted Cloud A wide-field VST image reveals a red, bat-shaped nebula (RCW 94/95) 10,000 light-years away. Optical Hα and infrared VISTA data expose active star formation, dusty filaments and stellar feedback.
Read More Scince News Scientific 2 months ago Germanium Turns Superconductor: A Foundry-Ready Breakthrough Researchers used molecular beam epitaxy to embed gallium into germanium’s crystal lattice, creating a wafer-scale superconducting germanium (super-Ge) that conducts electricity with zero resistance at 3.5 K.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Self‑Repairing Nanoparticles Restore Memory in Alzheimer’s IBEC and WCHSU researchers used supramolecular nanoparticles to repair the blood‑brain barrier, rapidly clear amyloid‑β, and reverse Alzheimer’s‑like memory loss in mice — rebooting the brain’s self‑cleaning system.
Read More Scince News Health 2 months ago Hidden Brain Rhythms Could Transform Parkinson's Care Researchers pooled deep-brain recordings from 119 Parkinson’s patients to isolate beta-band rhythms tied to motor symptoms. These signals could guide adaptive deep brain stimulation for smarter, symptom-responsive therapy.
Read More Scince News Space 2 months ago Webb Unveils the Red Spider Nebula's Hidden Heart James Webb Telescope images of NGC 6537, the Red Spider Nebula, reveal a dust-enshrouded core, massive molecular-hydrogen lobes and jets that suggest a hidden companion shaping the dying star.
Read More Scince News 2 months ago Watching Rings Take Shape: Chiron’s Dynamic Ring System Astronomers using a 2023 stellar occultation mapped a changing ring and disk system around centaur Chiron. The results suggest rings forming from recent outbursts, offering a live view of ring dynamics around small bodies.